Spectacles.



No. 729,247. PATENTED MAY 26, 1903. J. G. WELLS. SPEGTAGLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

SPECTACLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,247, dated May 26, 1903.

Application filed March 27, 1903.

T0 wZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOEL O. IVELLS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Southbridge, in the county of WVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spectacles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to rimless spectacles, in which the mountings are attached directly to the lenses, and particularly to the means for attaching the temples to the lenses.

In the ordinary construction of the means for attaching the templesto rimless lenses there is a strap or loop which extends over the edge of the lens and is secured thereto by a screw extending through a hole in' the lens, and there is a block or projection on the strap or loop which extends out from the edge of the lens, and in the outer end of this block is pivotally secured, to have a horizontal motion toward and away from the lenses, the attached end of the temple.

The object of my invention is to do away with the block or projection extending out from the edge of the lens and to pivot the temple on a projection uponthe inner side of the strap or loop and substantially on a line with the outer edge of the lens.

In my improved construction the point of attachment of the temple to the strap or loop which is secured to the lens will be substantially on a line with the outer edge of the strap, so that when the temples are opened for use they will extend from the extreme outer edges of the lenses, thus giving almost the full length of the lenses for the use of the wearer and at the same time doing away with the objectionable feature of a block or projection extending beyond the edge of the lens to which the temple is pivoted, as in the ordinary construction above referred to.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction of my improvements, as will be hereinafter fully described.

Refering to the drawings, Figure l is a front view of a pair of rimless spectacles embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is the inside view of a portion of one of the lenses, showing my means of attachment for the temples. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the parts shown in Fig. 2 looking in the direction of arrow to, same figure. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the Serial No. 149,807. (No model.)

parts shown in Fig. 2 looking in the direction of arrow Z1, same figure. Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of arrow 1), same figure; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the parts shown in Fig. 2 looking in the direction of arrow a, same figure. Figs. 2 to 6, inclusive, are shown on an enlarged scale.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the rimless lenses of the spectacles, 2 the nose-bridge having straps or loops 2 at its end to receive the inner edge of the lenses which are secured thereto by screws 3 in the ordinary way, and 4 represents the temples.

I will now describe myimprovements, which, as above stated,.relate particularly to the means of attaching the temples to the lenses. A strap or loop 5 extends over the outer edge. of the lens and is secured thereto by a screw 6 in the ordinary way. The outer end or edge of the strap 5 is substantially of the same thickness as the sides of the strap, as shown in the drawings, and therefore only extends beyond the edge of the lens a distance corresponding to the thickness of the strap. Upon the inner side of the strap is a knob or projection 7, which is preferably made separate from the strap and soldered thereto. The outer edge of the knob or projection 7 is preferably substantially on a line with the outer edge of the strap 5 on the lens, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. slotted horizontally to receive the rounded end 4 on the temple 4, as shown in Fig. 5. A stud or screw 8 passes through a hole in the knob 7 and in the rounded end 4 on the temple 4 and secures the temple to the knob and allows it to have a pivotal or hinged motion toward and away from the lenses in the usual way.

The advantages of my improvements will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art.

The means for attaching the temple to the lens is very simple in construction, and the knob or part 7, to which the temple is pivoted, being attached to or made integral with the strap 5 there is no possibility of the temple turning or working loose.

I am familiar with the United States Letters Patent No. 615,624, in which the temple and its attachment to the lens are wholly The knob 7 is within the marginof the lens. In this patented construction there is no strap or loop extending over the edge of the lens, as in my construction, and the attachment for the temple must be within the edge of the lens and at some slight distance from the edge to allow of the boring of a hole through the lens to receive the attachment, and therefore by this construction the full length of the lens is not obtained; and, further, in said patented construction the pins 5 will work loose and allow the temples to turn and get out of position.

It will be understood that the details of construction of my improvements may be varied, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In rimless spectacles, means for attaching the temple at the outer edge of the lens, comprising a strap or loop extending over the edge of the lens, and secured thereto by a screw, and a knob or projection on the inner side of said strap, with its outer edge substantially on a line with the outer edge of the strap, said knob having a slot therein to receive the end of the temple, and a stud or screw to pivotally secure the temple thereto, substantially as shown and described.

2. In rimless spectacles, the combination with the lens, of means for attaching the temple thereto, said means comprising a strap or loop extending over the outer edge of the lens, and secured thereto, and a knob or projection on the inner side of said strap, the outer edge of said knob or projection being substantially in line with the outer edge of the strap, and said knob having a slot or recess therein to receive the end of the temple, and a stud or screw to pivotally secure the temple thereto, substantially as shown and described.

In rimless spectacles, the combination with the lens, of means for attaching the temple thereto, said means comprising a strap or loop extending over the outer edge of the lens, and secured thereto, and a knob or projection on the inner side of said strap, and at the outer edge thereof, and substantially in line with the outer edge of the strap and within the outer edge of the lens, said knob having aslot or recess therein to receive the end of the temple, and a stud or screw to pivotally secure the temple thereto, substantially as shown and described.

4:. In rimless spectacles, the combination with the lens, of means for attaching the temple thereto, said means comprising a strap or loop, extending over the outer edge of the lens, and beyond the edge of the lens the thickness of the strap only, and secured to the lens, and a knob or projection upon the inner side of the strap, and at the outer edge of the strap, and substantially in line with the outer edge of the lens, said knob or projection having a slot or recess therein to receive the end of the temple, and a stud or screw to pivotally secure the temple thereto, substantially as shown and described.

JOEL C. \VEL'LS.

WVitnesses:

PITT H. HERBERT, E. E. SABIN. 

